Olympics: Kashyap, Soumyajit bring hope on a gloomy day for India (India round-up)
July 29th, 2012 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Olympic first-timers Parupalli Kashyap and Soumyajit Ghosh brought cheers to the Indian camp on an otherwise dismal day as the country's other sportspersons stumbled at the ... Read more...
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Olympics: Indian paddler Ghosh wins; Ankita exits (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh kept India's table tennis challenge alive as he moved into the second round of the main draw while an error-prone Ankita Das made a ... Read more...
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17th Chennai Open to see close games
January 1st, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) The ATP Chennai Open has rarely failed to throw up a surprise winner. There is little reason to believe it will be different as the ... Read more...
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Sport superstars take aim at flood
January 13th, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne/Brisbane, Jan.13 (ANI): International superstars Roger Federer and Lance Armstrong are among many high-profile sportspeople contributing to Queensland flood relief campaigns.Seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong, who has just arrived in ... Read more...
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Furious McEnroe lets fly scorcher on ‘cockamamie’ match-fixing rules in tennis
January 11th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 11 (ANI): Tennis legend John McEnroe, who is in Adelaide to take part in the three-day World Tennis Challenge at Memorial Drive from Tuesday, has criticised the handling of match-fixing ... Read more...
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Father admits beating Oz tennis ace Jelena ‘for her sake’
May 7th, 2009 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 7 (ANI): Damir Dokic, the father of Australian tennis ace Jelena Dokic, has admitted to hitting his daughter, and defended his aggression, saying that it was "for her sake.""If I ... Read more...
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Philippoussis apologises for sorry showing
January 15th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Adelaide, Jan 15 (DPA) Australian Mark Philippoussis Thursday apologised for a miserable performance at the World Tennis Challenge, as the two-time Grand Slam finalist made a timid return to the game.The 32-year-old ... Read more...
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